Bow Tie Alfredo With Chicken And Broccoli

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb chicken, chopped into bite size pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb bow tie pasta
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 head broccoli
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring large pot of water to boil.
• 2 in a large grill pan, heat oil. add chicken pieces and grill until completely cooked.
• 3 while chicken is cooking, add bowties to boiling water and cook until al dente.
• 4 steam broccoli in a vegetable steamer until soften but still firm. chop broccoli into a bite size pieces.
• 5 while pasta and broccoli are cooking, in a large saucepan, bring cream and butter to a boil over high heat.
• 6 reduce heat to low and simmer for one minute.
• 7 add half of the parmesan cheese and whisk over low heat for about 1 minute, until smooth.
• 8 remove from heat and add nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• 9 drain pasta and place into a warmed, large bowl.
• 10 pour on the sauce and sprinkle the remaining parmesan cheese.
• 11 toss in broccoli and chicken pieces.
• 12 serve immediately.